here are some ideas that I have for this project. These is based off of the views of Locke and Rousseau, Locke's idea that man is better in society is shown in the one with the ants, where the ants represent a society, working together. Locke is shown above the colony, as the bird, which is the prophetic animal, also is a peregrine falcon, which is the messenger bird so I felt that was appropriate. The top image is of Rousseau's theory that man is better in his natural state, the boar, the warrior animal, is representing man in his natural state. The boar is shown fighting a snake, representing life and death. According to Rousseau, man in his natural state would only have one need, which is to survive. If the boar loses the fight, he would be unable to eat and would die, if he wins then he would live on for another day. Rousseau is also shown as a peregrine falcon. The middle image is of the two falcons fighting, representing their argument. This is along the lines of what I want to do, not sure if I want to stick with using animals, mainly wanted to see what everyone else thought of it before I go on with it. I also used a very heavily detailed line drawing for the image then colored it in on photoshop, so I also want to know what everyone thinks about that. If it goes over well then I plan on using the same technique with the rest of the images.
Shane,
ReplyDeleteHi. Sorry it took me so long to get to you on these but hopefully you've been continuing to work. Are these hand drawn? I am interested in your use of symbolism but want you to consider loosening your approach. Meaning, still use a certain degree of symbolism but also think about an emotional or subconscious approach to the material you are studying. These feel a bit stiff.
Let's meet soon to go over your images and talk about your ideas. What is your schedule like this coming week?
-Jessica
yes, these are hand drawn, they are from Dull's Drawing 2 class this past semester, I used the same concept that I am using for this course, just too practice it, since it is something I have that relates to what I want to do for this class I wanted to see how it went over before I got too far. The ideas that I have now are similar, still using animal symbolism but creating a them that goes along with the views of the philosophers a bit more, also creating a better mood that gives the viewer a new level of relating to the image.
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